This is a friend's plane that I have been lucky to fly pretty much when I want. I can tell you it is so cool to fly a plane that has trained many WWII pilots when it was new. Here are a few shots from yesterday.

You are not kidding. The woodwork in this plane is beautiful. When Mr Fairchild got the contract to produce these planes in big numbers he didn't have a crew to do it. He walked down the street in New York and threw a bunch of money at the workers at a piano company to build the wings and center section. The work of those fine craftsmen shows.

Who better to work with wood at that time than piano makers I'm sure that thing is sharp! That is a sweet looking plane must be a blast to fly, break out the 40s flying jacket and and helmet and go zip around

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